The October 1992 issue of CROWN JEWELS included a "Letter to the Editor" from Rick Kelly (Salt Lake City, UT) in which he inquired about a string of French EIV suspension insulators he had found. In my letter of response, I shared with him all I know about them. This led to a "thank you" note on his part, which included a color photo of a glass insulator his Dad brought back from Argentina, somewhat similar to a CD 101. He included the markings as well as the height and base measurements, adding "I hope you can use this information". CAN I USE IT??? I went right to the phone and asked if I could borrow it for a shadow profile and possible new CD assignment. He said "Sure" and sent it right away. As I write, just hours ago, N. R. (Woody) Woodward assigned CD 101.6 to this brand new addition to the Style Chart for foreign glass! This little telephone insulator is made of clear glass with skirt embossing. It measures 3-1/4" in height and 2-3/8" across the base. Woody with his careful eyes has found some faint signs of wear, so it has definitely seen service, even though it looks brand new to me. 

Jack Too always told me that a bad guess is worse than none, so I cannot state with conviction that this insulator was made by the glass manufacturer in Buenos Aires known as Cristalerias Rigolleau S.A., so don't quote me, but it sure does seem likely as I look at the letters R.G. in the embossing. Even though this one and CD 590. 5 (See my column, Dec. '92 CROWN JEWELS) have missed the deadline for inclusion in the new book on foreign glass, their embossings and scale drawings will appear in the accompanying Price Guide.

CD 101.6

One half-mold

C.R.
INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA

Opp. half-mold

2

Thanks very much, Rick, for trusting me with your insulator and for letting me share this new CD assignment with our readers.